This document summarizes information about a grape farmers' association in Tamil Nadu, India. It was started in 2010 with 250 members. The association helps farmers obtain supplies, connect with buyers, and conducts research on varieties. Key activities include providing chemicals and pesticides, helping establish contact with buyers, and operating an outlet for fresh grape sales. Major grape varieties grown are Muscat, Thompson Seedless, and Sharadh. Cultivation practices include nursery preparation, trellising, irrigation, pruning, pest management, and harvesting over 120 days. Support is provided by research organizations for training and rootstock. The association aims to address issues like price fluctuations and pest problems.

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3. Started in December 2010
250 farmers under this association
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4. President –
K Mugundhan
Secretory -
Nanadakumar
Members
(250 )
ORGANISATIONAL STRUCTURE
Mr. K Mugundhan
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5. Activities of the association
1. Provide insecticides and plant protection
chemical with correct trade name at MRP rate
2. Insecticides and pesticides which gives good
results from the research conducted by
NRC, Pune is given to the farmers
3. They help in establishing contact of farmers
with the mediators
4. They also have an outlet for selling fresh
grapes established in November 2011
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6. LOCATION MAP
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7. INFRASTRUCTURE
• Office room with computer facilities
• Storage room for fertilisers and plant
protection chemicals
• Two outlets for fertilisers and plant protection
chemicals
• Main office is in surulipatti
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8. Distinct features
The special feature of climatic condition in Tamil Nadu
is that the seasons are not distinct and over lap
with immediate next season.
These overlapping seasons have made possible
grapes to grow round the year
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9. • Germplasm collection –1) Madhu Angoor (Black seeded)
2) Christmas rose (Rose seeded)
3) Red globe (Red seeded)
4) Sharadh (Black seedless)
5) Medika (Black seeded)
6) Maro seedless (Black seedless)
7) A18- 3
8) Thompson seedless (Green seedless)
9) flame seedless ( red seedless)
10) bhokri (white seeded)
11) banglore blue ( black seeded )
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10. • total area under grapes - 5000 acre
• Each farmer own area from 2 acre to 100 acre
• Three varieties – Muscat (black seeded)
Thompson seedless(Green seedless)
Sharadh(Black seedless)
• Trial variety – thrishna
- Red globe
• rootstock - Dogridge
BASIC DETAILS
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11. CULTIVATION PRACTICES
1) Preparation of nursery
2) Pandal and trailing system
3) Mulching
4) Field planting
5) Nutrient management
6) Training and Pruning
7) Plant protection
8) harvesting
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12. Preparation of nursery
• Done during October
• 5year old vine is selected
• 400 cutting is required for 1 acre
• Cost of making one planting material is Rs.10
• Returns from selling planting material
Rs.20/planting material
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13. Pandal and trailing system
• Pandal height – 2 m
• support by stone pillars
• Steel wire for trailing
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14. FIELD PLANTING
• Spacing : 3m X 2 m (Muscat)
4m X 3 m (other varieties)
• Mulching with green leaf manure
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15. MANURES AND FERTILIZERS
•Composting is required during planting ½ -1 kg/plant
•15 days interval following fertilizers/manures applied
Manures/Fertilizers Quantity(Per acre)
Neem cake 100 kg
Groundnut cake 100 kg
Humic acid 2 L
DAP 100 kg
Znso4 20 kg
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16. Training
•The vines are trained with single stem up to pandal, 6 feet height.
• The main arms are developed and trained on opposite directions.
•secondary and tertiary arms are developed for spreading all over
pandal.
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17. PRUNING
• Done after 1st year of planting
• Lateral pruning is done according to demand
• Pruning is done leaving 2 bud away from fruit bunch
• Number of labour required is 20
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18. IRRIGATION FACILITIES
• 70% cultivation under drip irrigation
• For 1 acre – own contribution Rs. 50,000
• Subsidy – Rs. 30,000 from NHM
• Source of water for drip irrigation - well
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19. Sl no. Pest/disease Control
1 Mites Imidachloprid,
Monocrotophos
2 Mealy bug Nuvan
3 Downey mildew Rodomil, ziram
4 Powdery mildew Kerathen
MAJOR PEST DISEASE AND THEIR
CONTROL
• Spraying of chemicals after 15 days of pruning
• Total number of chemicals spray on bunch 15
times before harvesting
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20. LABOUR REQUIRED
• 100 labour
• Men – Rs. 400
• Women – Rs. 150
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21. HARVESTING
• 120 days after pruning harvesting is done
• Harvesting cost – Rs.1/ kg
• Yield : Muscat – 250 -500 g/bunch
Thompson seedless – 1 kg/ bunch
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22. SUPPORTING AGENCIES
• NRC, Pune – Training for grape cultivation
• IIHR , Banglore – provided root stock of
Dogridge and planting materials
• Technical support from TNAU
• National Horticulture Mission
• CENDECT KVK
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23. COST OF CULTIVATION (1 acre)
Sl No: ITEMS COST
1 Pandal making( height- 6 ft, stone pillar,
steel wire)
Rs. 2,00,000
2 mulching Rs. 50,000
3 Cost of planting material Rs. 8,000
4 Composting Rs. 5,000
5 Labour charge Rs. 40,000
6 Plant protection chemical Rs. 50,000
7 Pruning Rs. 36,000
8 Harvesting muscat Rs. 8,000
Thompson seedless Rs. 10,000
TOTAL COST Rs. 4,07,000
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24. Variety Yield/acre
(tonnes)
Return(Rs./Kg) Total return ( Rs. )
Muscat 8 20 1,60,000
Thompson
seedless
10 50 5,00,000
Sharadh
seedless
10 60 6,00,000
Total – Rs. 12,60,000
YIELD AND RETURNS
• Quality grapes are produced from 3 years onwards
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25. Constraints
• Price fluctuations
• problem in marketing
• Pest and disease incidence
•Exploitation by middle men
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26. Photo of our visit
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